Maxine's Accent open today for one-day Labor Day Sale
Today  Labor Day  take an additional 10 percent off all sale merchandise (apparel and shoes) now priced at 50 to 80 percent off at Maxine's Accent, located in the Briercroft Shopping Center. Included in the sale are all spring and summer sale selections, as well as some fall arrivals. For the sale, shoes are reduced to just $20, $30, and $40 a pair

Physicians encourage using tactics that prevent West Nile
Recent outbreaks of West Nile Virus in squirrels, birds, horses and humans have alerted the public to the dangers of mosquitoes. Even though the majority of infections in humans cause no symptoms, those over the age of 70 have an increased risk of dying from the infection.

Increase exposure, target audience with Print Express
Print Express, a product of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, can increase your exposure and help to better target your audience. A single sheet print and delivery program, Print Express is designed to help businesses target their customers in a cost-effective way.

Cosmetic Laser Therapies offers professional service, quality care
Cosmetic Laser Therapies is a new medical practice started in January 2003 by Joseph E. Ronaghan, MD, FACS. Dr. Ronaghan is certified by the American Board of Surgery, is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and is a member of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. This addition to his surgical practice is designed to offer contemporary laser cosmetic services for the treatment of spider veins on the legs and face; rosacea of the face; hair removal/reduction on the arms, legs, face, back, chest and bikini areas; collagen stimulation for reduction of facial fine lines and wrinkles; and lunchtime or weekend peels for facial smoothing and pore size reduction.

Jobs remain unaffected by economy
WASHINGTON (AP)  This Labor Day will be no picnic for millions of Americans who are unemployed or unable to find full-time work that will cover the bills.

Tech pleased with start
Texas Tech dignitaries had a ribbon-cutting Saturday to commemorate the opening of the huge new stadium building attached to Jones SBC Stadium's west side.

SPORTS BRIEFLY
The Texas Tech volleyball began its season in fine fashion this past weekend, winning all four of its matches en route to a victory at the Islander Invitational in Corpus Christi.

Tech teams prove special
After Texas Tech special teams made a pile of big plays Saturday night against Southern Methodist, Ruffin McNeill volunteered proudly that the Red Raiders were plus-201 in "hidden yardage."

No. 9 Hokies prevail after scare
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP)  Bryan Randall gave Marcus Vick a tension-free stage for his Virginia Tech debut, but the No. 9 Hokies had plenty to worry about before they got it together and beat Central Florida 49-28 Sunday.

Victory over OSU brings relief to Solich
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)  In the weeks leading to his team's opener, Nebraska coach Frank Solich said the outcome of the Oklahoma State game wouldn't make or break the Corn-huskers' season.

Laborers Make America Great
THE WORKERS OF America are so vital to our economy and way of life that it is impossible to give all of them a day off  and certainly not at the same time. It has never happened, and it never will.

MHMR Resources
FROM THE MOMENT months ago when the serious state budget deficit was revealed and lawmakers expressed their determination to make cuts rather than raise taxes, it was obvious that the quality of services provided by the state would suffer.

Back To College
COLLEGE STUDENTS may be temporary residents of Lubbock, but they are important ones. We are proud to have them among us while they are preparing for their careers.

'Death Wish' star Charles Bronson dies of pneumonia
LOS ANGELES (AP)  Charles Bronson, the Pennsylvania coal miner who drifted into films as a villain and became a hard-faced action star, notably in the popular "Death Wish" vengeance movies, has died. He was 81.

Murray helps promote Coppola's new film at Venice Film Festival
VENICE, Italy (AP)  Bill Murray brought his deadpan wit and slightly wild eyes to the Venice Film Festival on Sunday to promote Sofia Coppola's new film "Lost in Translation," a brilliantly moving picture set in Tokyo that shows what a fine actor the comedian has become.

Jewell's 'Nashville Star' rising
quickly
MURFREESBORO, Tenn.  After winning the "Nashville Star" TV contest and a high-profile record deal, Buddy Jewell suddenly found himself in a position to dish out some payback to the Music Row establishment that snubbed him for 10 years.

Golf Course Conditions
After being released a few weeks ago, I took a ride out to Meadowbrook Golf Course. I was really surprised to see what fine shape it is in. The greens and fairways are good. They have a lot of very fine people working out there happy and friendly, always willing to help people out. They have great pro shop employees, green-keepers, a good superintendent and a fine snack bar staff. Go out and check it all out.

Answer To Demo Prayers?
I think the Democrats have found the answer to their prayers for someone to challenge Bush in 2004. Anybody who can make the radical right, the ultra-conservatives (of which we have an overabundance in the Lubbock area) and just plain idiots like Rush Limbaugh and Bill OReilly jump and holler the way Al Franken does would get my vote.

Street Work Questioned
Several weeks ago when the roadwork was just beginning on 19th Street near where I live, I couldnt understand why the city was doing it. It seemed to me as though the streets were in fine shape, and the repaving was unwarranted.

Anton Resembles Mayberry
Having recently moved to Anton, from a nearby town, we have been delighted to find a community full of close-knit friends and family willing to expand and let new people know they are welcome!

Accident leaves one injured, one jailed
A driver injured in a three-vehicle crash remained hospitalized Monday while another driver in the Sunday wreck remained jailed on an intoxicated assault charge.

Bush to address economic concerns in series of speeches
WASHINGTON (AP)  The nation celebrates Labor Day this year with an estimated 9 million Americans on the unemployment rolls  700,000 more than on this holiday last year, when President Bush went to a union workers picnic and said he was encouraged about job growth, but "not satisfied."

Alleged baby killer found dead in jail
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)  A Villanova University professor charged with killing her baby daughter with a kitchen knife apparently committed suicide in jail by putting a plastic garbage bag over her head, authorities said Sunday.

Think tank says Medicare benefits needed in rural areas
WASHINGTON (AP)  A Medicare drug benefit is most needed in rural areas, where recipients are twice as likely as those in the city to lack any such coverage, according to a report prepared for a think tank run by President Clinton's former chief of staff.

Recall candidates take their shots at Schwarzenegger
LOS ANGELES (AP)  Gov. Gray Davis and the candidates seeking to replace him in California's recall election used the Labor Day holiday to cross-cross the state and take their shots at front-running Republican Arnold Schwar zenegger.

Four children killed as minivan swept off road in Kansas storm
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP)  Flash flooding swept several vehicles off an interstate highway, killing four children, three of them strapped inside a minivan carried more than a mile by the rushing water. Rescuers Sunday were still searching for the children's mother and a driver from Texas.

Bush combats factory woes with new post
RICHFIELD, Ohio (AP)  President Bush announced Monday he is creating a high-level government post to nurture the manufacturing sector, which is bleeding jobs in states crucial to his re-election.

Space sedan on horizon for astronauts
WASHINGTON (AP)  In just five years, astronauts may journey to the International Space Station in a stripped-down four-seater instead of the mammoth  and aging  space shuttle.

Death Notices - 09/01/03
L.D. "Buster" Adams, 72, of Stanton died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Stanton. Gilbreath Funeral Home in Stanton.

Lela Fern Wilson McCorkle
Lela Fern Wilson McCorkle,76, of Fountain Inn, S.C., passed away Aug. 29, 2003. Fern was born Feb. 24, 1927, spent her early years in Ralls, and later lived for a time in Lubbock.

Stephannie Presley Redondo
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Rosary for Stephannie Presley Redondo, 72, of Lubbock will be at 7 p.m. today, Sep . 1 , at Calvillo Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 10a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Grace Church with Father David Cruz officiating.

Joe David Darden
Services for Joe David Darden, 62, of Lorenzo will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 at the Lorenzo Church of Christ with the Rev. Brad Swygard officiating and the Rev. Dennis Williams assisting. Masonic graveside rites will be in Lorenzo Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home of Lorenzo.

JLynn Angel Gomez
Rosary for JLynn Angel Gomez, infant, will be at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 at Calvillo Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003 at Peaceful Gardens Cemetery with Deacon Alfredo Jaime officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Calvillo Funeral Home of Lubbock.

Lealon Ewin Staley
Graveside services for Lealon Ewin Staley, 77, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 at Resthaven Memorial Park with the Rev. James OConnor officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Sanders Funeral Home.

Reverend Roy E. Eason
Justin, TX - Rev. Roy E. Eason, 88, began this life on Sept. 12, 1914 in Wichita Co., Texas. He was the youngest of 12 siblings born to Nathan and Minnie Eason. Rev. Eason met and fell in love with a lovely, young lady named Lola Campbell from Estaline, Texas. She became his lifelong companion and wife on Sept. 28, 1940. They were married 62 years. Rev. Eason shared many experiences about the moving of the Holy Spirit. He told of healings, deliverance and services in which the Holy Spirit would move in a great and mighty way. He was never able to speak about his own relationship with the Lord or preach with out weeping. Rev. Eason faithfully served in ministry being an ordained minister affiliated with the Assemblies of God. He served many churches as pastor throughout the West Texas District.

Tiffany Kathleen Nichols
Services for Tiffany Kathleen "Wheetie" Nichols, 16, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003 in Bible Baptist Church in Clyde, Texas with A.D. Howard and the Rev. Jackie Gestes officiating. Burial will be at Clyde Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Englunds Funeral Services of Slaton.

Kenneth D. Miller
Kenneth D. Miller, 72, of Azle died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003 in Azle. Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 29, 2003 at Community Bible Fellowship. Burial was at Azleland Cemetery under the direction of White Funeral Home of Azle.

Charley "Hubert" Sullivent
Private graveside services for Charley "Hubert" Sullivent, 71, of Lubbock will be at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton under the direction of Wilsons' Funeral Directors of Wolforth.

Police blotter
Blotter information is compiled from reports filed with the Lubbock Police Department. To report information about these or any other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous.

Police Blotter
Blotter information is compiled from reports filed with the Lubbock police Department. To report information about these and other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous.

By By JJ claims All American Futurity
RUIDOSO DOWNS, N.M. (AP)  By By JJ, with a penchant for biting and winning, scored a wire-to-wire victory Monday in the $1.9 million All American Futurity, nipping Dash of Perry by a neck in quarter horse racing's richest event.

Watson takes Tradition title on final putt
ALOHA, Ore. (AP)  Tom Watson made a 4-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win the Jeld-Wen Tradition  the final major this season on the Champions Tour  by one stroke.

WNBA PLAYOFFS
HOUSTON  The Houston Comets found a cure for their late-season slump just in time to keep their season going.

Labonte takes flag at Darlington race
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP)  Terry Labonte gained a piece of history Sunday, winning the final Southern 500 run on Labor Day weekend and ending a 156-race winless streak.

Nl roundup
PHOENIX  Hours after being released from the hospital, Barry Bonds hit a two-run, bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 2-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.

AL Roundup
BOSTON  Roger Clemens got his 100th win at Fenway Park in his final regular-season start there, and the New York Yankees moved 51/2 games ahead of Boston in the AL East with an 8-4 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday.

Parcells faces long rebuilding job in Dallas
IRVING (AP)  Once Bill Parcells decided to come back to the NFL, he could've had almost any coaching job. He wanted the one running the Dallas Cowboys because, well, it's the Cowboys.

On the road to Milwaukee
A-J Editor Randy Sanders has joined thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company by riding to Milwaukee for the four-day celebration.

On the road to Milwaukee
The Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary celebration reached its crescendo Sunday night when more than 125,000 screaming celebrants came together at Milwaukees Veterans Park.

One man's dream grows into bustling business
HEREFORD  The hum and whir of giant machines fill the Arrowhead Mills plant as assembly line workers help move the organic grains and cereals from their shop to supermarkets.

Accounts differ in elevator death case
HOUSTON (AP)  Witnesses gave police differing accounts of the final moments of the life of Dr. Hitoshi Nikaidoh, whose head was severed just above his lower jaw after he became lodged in an elevator's doors two weeks ago.

Reductions in funding leaves schools with outdated textbooks
AUSTIN  Texas history teachers this year won't have to use antiquated textbooks that name Dan Morales as attorney general. After all, the state's former top legal official is headed to federal prison after pleading guilty to mail fraud and tax evasion charges.

'Cowboy Capital' celebrates 150 years
BANDERA (AP)  More than a century ago when Bandera first became a town, there were no police cars to escort groups of cowboys driving longhorn cattle through town.

Education briefly
Tech nursing educator receives recognition
Shelley Burson, director of continuing nursing education at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center's School of Nursing, recently was named a State Public Employee of the Year by the Lubbock Regional Directors' Roundtable.

Giorgio's Pizza
Working downtown, you get to make some different lunch choices because there is a plethora of restaurants serving the downtown area. One of them is Giorgio's Pizza. A couple of co-workers and I decided to go there for lunch one day, as one of the co-workers had her lovely 'just-about-to-enter-high-school-so-I'm-so-excited' hyperactive teen-aged daughter. Pizza was the obvious, or I should say, only choice.

Two U.S. soldiers killed during battle with Taliban in Afghanistan
QALAT, Afghanistan (AP)  Two American soldiers were killed Sunday in a firefight with suspected Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan, while hundreds of Taliban poured into remote southern mountains to join a weeklong battle with Afghan forces and their U.S. allies.

String of killings of Chihuahua women sparks strange alliance
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (AP) A nightmare of killings has haunted northern Mexicos young women for a decade, and families of victims and suspects alike are so frustrated over what they see as inept investigations that theyve joined in an unusual alliance to criticize police.

Paraplegic climber begins ascent of Mount Fuji
TOKYO (AP)  A paraplegic mountaineer headed up the lava-strewn slopes of Mount Fuji on Monday, pulling himself toward the summit in a bid to make the first such ascent of the 12,385-foot peak.

Israelis reject Arafat-picked government
JERUSALEM (AP)  Israel will not negotiate with a new government hand-picked by Yasser Arafat, its foreign minister said Sunday  the first public warning to those trying to topple beleaguered Pales tinian Prime Minister Mah moud Abbas.

Tribal fighters kill at least 200 people in Congo
BUNIA, Congo (AP)  Congo tribal fighters killed at least 200 people and abducted scores more during a series of attacks that destroyed a northeast town once controlled by a rival tribe, an official from the defeated tribe said Sunday.

Checkpoint attacked by suspected Taliban fighters
QALAT, Afghanistan (AP) Suspected Taliban fighters attacked an Afghan government checkpoint Monday and ambushed soldiers along the main road linking the south with the capital, killing at least eight soldiers and taking two prisoner, Afghan officials said.

FBI joins Najaf investigation
NAJAF, Iraq (AP)  Vowing revenge and beating their chests, more than 300,000 Shiite Muslims marched Sun day behind the rose-strewn coffin of a beloved cleric assassinated in a car bombing. The FBI said it would join the investigation into the Najaf bombing, which killed 125 people.

Saddam sightings common in stronghold
MOSUL, Iraq (AP)  The Saddam Hussein rumor mill runs swiftly through the northern city of Mosul, through its groves of trees along the Tigris River, through its tea houses, through its tight-knit clans.